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...House of Commons on Wednesday, his opponents sought to highlight splits opening within Labour ranks as its pols jockey for position in anticipation of the Prime Minister's looming departure. But it was a deeper gulf that yawned as Blair used the occasion to shift Britain's Iraq strategy, announcing a planned reduction in troop levels by 1,500 over the coming months from some 7,100 at present, with the aim of pushing overall numbers below 5,000 by the end of the year. Answering unspoken accusations that this signaled a rift with Washington, Blair averred that these moves...
...However it is spun, what all of this undoubtedly also means is that just as the U.S. is gearing up its military presence in Iraq, Britain is looking toward the exit. The slimmed-down U.K. forces will concentrate on the training and support of Iraqi soldiers, on securing the Iraq-Iran border and on supporting any operations against extremist groups. A troop presence will be maintained into 2008. But, said Blair, it was important for Iraqis to see that foreign troops would not be stationed in the country for longer than necessary - and thus the Basra example could even give...
...part of the rotation that will see the Prince deploy to Iraq; but 2006 saw an increase in fatalities over the previous two years, military adventures in other theaters are stretching resources, and politicians back home continue to bicker over the scale and duration of Britain's commitment to the region. Such a high-profile figure could attract the unwanted attention of insurgents - and of the very media Harry hoped to leave behind...
...time to remember the spiritual revivals that helped lead to the abolition of slavery in Britain and the United States; the black church's leadership during the American civil rights movement; the deeply Catholic roots of the Solidarity movement in Poland that led the overthrow of communism; the way liberation theology in Latin America helped pave the way for new democracies; how Desmond Tutu and the South African churches served to inspire victory over apartheid; how "People Power" joined with the priests and bishops to bring down down Philippine strongman Ferdinand Marcos; how the Dalai Lama keeps hope alive...
...Teeth, Bad Toxins By 2012 half the crematoriums in Britain will have filters that reduce emissions of mercury, which is used for dental fillings. The toxic metal can cause severe pollution when vaporized...